Table 4.

Muscle concentrations (mmol (kg dry wt)⁻¹) of glycogen and lactate in biopsy samples taken from the vastus lateralis at rest, immediately after exercise and repeatedly during the recovery period

	Glycogen concentration		Lactate concentration
	Low	Normal	Low	Normal
Rest	167 ± 28	317 ± 40	7.1 ± 1.8	7.5 ± 1.2
After exercise	77 ± 17*	101 ± 31*	10 ± 1.6	14 ± 3.3
0.5 h after exercise	98 ± 17*	146 ± 35*	5.3 ± 0.9	10 ± 2.3
1 h after exercise	111 ± 19*	131 ± 41*	6.6 ± 1.4	5.8 ± 0.9
2 h after exercise	132 ± 29	139 ± 38*	7.8 ± 1.6	8.1 ± 1.9

Low and Normal indicate reduced and normal initial muscle glycogen concentrations. The values given are means ± S.E.M. for eight subjects.

^**P < 0.05vs. resting value.